Crops
Solar-Powered Tube Wells Keep Narail Farmers Going Amid Diesel Crisis
Solar-powered irrigation pumps installed in two beels of Narail Sadar upazila have cut farmers' costs and freed them from worries about diesel and electricity.
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Water
Crops
Untimely Hill Runoff Washes Away Farmers' Golden Dreams in Dhunat
An untimely rise in the Jamuna caused by upstream hill runoff has flooded low-lying char land in Dhunat, Bogura, submerging rice, onion and groundnut fields.
Crops
Falling Water Table Leaves Barind Region Short of Irrigation and Drinking Water
The groundwater table in the Barind area of Chapainawabganj is falling fast, leaving farmers short of irrigation and residents short of safe drinking water.
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Protecting Nature Is the Biggest Challenge
Securing food, water, air and nature is the greatest challenge for a sustainable future, and it depends on enforcing existing laws and changing how we live.
Crops
Teesta Waters Bring Ruin to Farmers
Rain and upstream runoff swelled the Teesta and submerged groundnut and other crops on chars in Kurigram's Ulipur and Rajarhat upazilas.
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'Double Lifting' Irrigation Project Brings Hope to the Barind Region
A new irrigation policy has cut boro rice farming in the Barind region by over 10,000 hectares, but a double-lifting project to bring Padma water offers farmers hope.
Crops
Hurasagar Runs Dry, Leaving Farmers in Trouble
With the Hurasagar river dry for much of the year, farmers in Porjana union of Shahzadpur face falling groundwater and rising irrigation costs.
Crops
A Drop of Water, a Drop of Life
World Water Day, observed every 22 March, highlights a worsening safe water crisis worldwide and in Bangladesh, and the steps individuals, government and society can take.
Daily life
Green Coconut Water for Controlling Illness
An article sets out traditional uses of green coconut water, from blood pressure and thyroid to acne, hair loss, body odour and constipation.
Crops
Severe Water Crisis to Cut Boro Paddy Cultivation in Barind Region
Facing a severe water crisis after decades of excessive groundwater extraction, the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has moved to restrict Boro cultivation in eight upazilas of the Barind region.
Crops
Flood Water Recedes but Suffering Grows in Netrokona
Flood water has begun to recede in Netrokona, but many returning home find their houses wrecked and their paddy and rice spoilt, leaving them struggling for food.
Crops
Water on the Padma Chars Leaves Farmers in Despair
The Padma has risen twice in 15 days at Ishwardi in Pabna, submerging hundreds of hectares of char farmland and destroying vegetable crops.
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Heavy Aman Losses in Bhola Leave Farmers Despairing
Abnormal tides and days of rain have washed away transplanted Aman seedlings and seedbeds in Bhola, leaving indebted farmers facing heavy losses.